Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-29

My attention was called 10 an article in
the Baltimore SIN OF jan 24th, from its
Washington correspondent, referring TO the
discharge made OF 100 hands from the
Washington navy yard 1t stated that a
committee representing the discharged DEM
ocrats had presented a communication TO
the Maryland democratic club, which stated
that after their discharge 209 men on the
rolls remained, of whom only seven
were democrats. This discrimination was
accounted for because the republican fore
men in power under the republican admin
istration had heen retained, and when the
order was given TO reduce the force lhey
had as Il rule discharged The democrats.
This report led to the appointment OF a
committee TO wait en- the Maryland Sena
tors and representatives with request tor
their influence in putting 4 stop 10 the dis
elimination thus made against the demo
cratic workingmen and to restore The M9ry-
land democratic voters who had been dis
charged The Washington Star CT the Goth
reported the arrival OF that delegation,
headed bv c. 9. Lancaster, esq, who visited
the Maryland members cf Congress and
made the request that they would ca'I 2n
the Secretary Of the Navy and inform him
that Superintendent Davis, Of the Ordnance
Department., had recently made lG0 dis
misssls. 157 CT whom were democrats while
they claimed, the republicans were retain
ed, and that they had received the promise
of the Maryland Congressmen to sea the Sec
retary of the Navy in this connection. Now
l was glad to see that such move had been
made, and I think, in justice TO the demo
inf rot =
in being amongst the number discharged, q
committee should be selected from our DEM
ocratic club here 10 look after their interests
and see that they are also reinstated. |, fer
one, am in favor OF the civil service rule
while it operates nov against the democrat
ic party, The government will be benefited
bv it. If SO will work TO strengthen our
party and keep the control. and whenever
it becomes necessary 70 make discharge,
either in the Offices that come under the
civil service rule, or in any other depart
ment of the government, We discharge the
republicans and return men Of our own par
ty, and make all new appointments from
the democratic party, we viii in tine have
our own party in power, but we will never
be able to hold the power; if we continue
republicans in position who have the power,
and will exercise It in discriminating against
our party, when reduction of force is or.
dered, to discharge the democrats and keep
in the republicans. am confident the action
OF the forman at the navy yard, in Washing.
ton, in making the discharges some months
ago, together with other appointments shat
have been made By the parties in power uu-
der the government, caused great dissa6is
faction, and made many democrats indiffer-
ent about voting in the late election in our
town and throughout the State. and unless
this evil is corrected we viii be sure to suf-
fer, and l fear lose U s. Senator. hope
some action will be taken in the interest ot
the democrats of our city, who have suffered
in the recent discharge similar to that taken
by the Maryland democratic club in having
| its members reinstated. a DEMOCRAT.